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BATTLE-AXE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A broadax used as a weapon

Synonyms:

battle-ax; battle-axe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("battle-axe" is a kind of...):

broadax; broadaxe (a large ax with a broad cutting blade)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battle-axe"):

Lochaber ax (a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders)

poleax; poleaxe (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)

Holonyms ("battle-axe" is a part of...):

halberd (a pike fitted with an ax head)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sharp-tongued domineering wife

Synonyms:

battle-ax; battle-axe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("battle-axe" is a kind of...):

married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

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